But despite a major disagreement over a 2 percent pay raise for teachers -- a raise that was not in the budget, and a raise that Bentley had pushed for -- Bentley said the session accomplished much good.

Bentley said he was proud of bills such as Carly's Law, which authorizes the University of Alabama at Birmingham to conduct research into the use of a marijuana derivative that could quell some seizures in sick children. The governor has signed that bill into law.

Bentley had complaints. He said he was disappointed that the Legislature adjourned quickly on April 3 before a number of good bills, on the verge of passing, could get a final vote.

The Alabama House of Representatives and the state Senate decided to get out before 8 p.m. on April 3, the final 2014 legislative day, to avoid the governor amending the education budget with a 2 percent pay raise for teachers. The last-day action meant a lot of bills died for the year.

The Legislature is controlled by Republicans. Bentley, a Republican, was in the odd position of facing off with his fellow Republicans in a potential special session during an election year. But it did not happen.

Bentley said he wanted changes to the Open Meetings Law. And he wanted a database for payday lenders to help law enforcement assure that loans greater than $500 were not being made. The Legislature was headed toward passing those bills but decided to "sine die," or end the session, to avoid a gubernatorial amendment on pay raises for teachers.

Legislators said they fully funded the Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Plan, aka PEEHIP, but said additional money for a pay raise was not available.

Bentley said legislative successes were an in-state adoption bill that would give adopting households a one-time $1,000 tax credit, and a $400 one-time bonus for state employees.

Bentley said he will continue to ask the Legislature for a 2 percent pay raise for teachers.